Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan has talked about the emotions of having his dad at the Crucible this time, seeing him win his seventh title at the World Championship.

When asked if it was the nicest moment he had experienced in the Crucible, O’Sullivan replied: “Without a doubt. "He's always been so good to me throughout my career. What he said, Judd, just done me in! It was just lovely, just lovely to have them all here, you know what I mean? "I was so emotional. He also claimed snooker’s biggest prize in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020 before his triumph over the Bristolian on Monday.

Ronnie O'Sullivan came to Sheffield this year newly installed as world no.1 and chasing history. He leaves the steel city confirmed as snooker's greatest ...

Yet Hendry was never quite the same after his seventh victory. He keeps himself fit and has the natural talent to underpin the hard work he puts in. His great friend and Eurosport colleague Jimmy Whitefirmly believes O’Sullivan can go on to win as many as 10 world titles. His record of seven world titles was set in 1999. It means it is all over for another year and we are left to reflect on the 17 days just gone. He says they are just numbers but there will surely be a day when he looks back on it all with genuine pride. The 2022 edition was a memorable one, not just because of its historic ending. The early part of the final was disappointing as a spectacle before Trump made a fight of it. Before the last session of that year’s final, there was a procession of former champions. He was 25 and his great contemporaries, Higgins and Mark Williams, had already won the game’s most prized title. In snooker, it’s his mind that is tested to the full. Some in the sport complain that too many tournaments become the 'Ronnie O’Sullivan Show', but this really was.

Ten years ago Ronnie O'Sullivan walked out of the Crucible with his fourth world title and a threat to retire which would have left question marks hanging ...

Nineteen years later he would borrow Ganley’s shoes during a match against Craig Steadman, having tried to continue in his socks after claiming his footwear was hurting him. Afterwards, he indicated his desire to take a break from the game, admitting: “It may be the case that I’m saying goodbye.” As a teenager, O’Sullivan had the game’s established stars running scared.

Trump won six of the eight frames of the penultimate session of the World Championship final.

O’Sullivan eased the pressure when he capitalised on a missed black by Trump to take the next, but a superb 105 by Trump – which also tied the record for the total number of centuries in a single World Championship at 108 – left it with all to play for heading into Monday evening’s conclusion. And in a pivotal 23rd frame, it was O’Sullivan who made the most costly of a series of blunders when he rolled a red into the jaws, allowing Trump to stage a nerve-jangling clearance to pink to move within three frames. Trump won the first three frames of the afternoon as O’Sullivan struggled to get started, running out of position in the opener then missing a simple straight red in the next to hand his opponent the initiative.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has talked about the emotions of having his dad at the Crucible this time, seeing him win his seventh title at the World Championship.

When asked if it was the nicest moment he had experienced in the Crucible, O’Sullivan replied: “Without a doubt. "He's always been so good to me throughout my career. What he said, Judd, just done me in! It was just lovely, just lovely to have them all here, you know what I mean? "I was so emotional. He also claimed snooker’s biggest prize in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020 before his triumph over the Bristolian on Monday.